Britain has always had a great history of turning out some of the funniest comedy shows. But of late they appear to be fewer and farther between. Is the fear of offence ruining our sense of humour? Brian Slade asks 'Where Are the Sitcoms?
British television in the 1980s welcomed the first new national television service for twenty years, breakfast TV was launched and cable and satellite were established. For many, it was the last golden decade, for others it was best forgotten
In an era dominated by streaming services, on-demand content, and digital platforms, the traditional television format faces unprecedented challenges. With the evolving landscape of media consumption, can television survive?
It's not all about television - okay, it is really. But let's take a commercial break for quick look back at the decade that became known as Cool Britannia. As we plunged headlong towards the new millennium and the Y2K Bug, what were the stories that formed the nineteen-nineties?
Morecambe and Wise continue to be lauded for their Golden Era at the BBC. But are their earlier ATV shows too easily overlooked and deserving of more praise? Brian Slade thinks they do, and explains why
Since the first TV superhero was televised in 1952 we have seen a plethora of caped (or otherwise) crusaders defend us from some of the most atrocious villains to hit our screens. Here are ten superhero series that you may not be familiar with...
Downbeat Endings - are they preparation for life? Why the British psyche isn't our fault
TV series, like fashions, come and go but some leave enduring legacies through various measures. Here are the 10 most fashionable modern-day series
Let’s escape to the sumptuous majesty of period drama, where the clothes were more elaborate, the people more refined, and the drama more quaint.
...other programmes to be taken into consideration. In the 1970s Andrew Cobby was skipping school (again). This time to watch 'Crown Court', as well as some more classic daytime television
How do you know if you can trust a review to be an accurate reflection of a televised series? John Winterson Richards weighs up the evidence
"If everyone is extraordinary, then no one is extraordinary"
How 'Blake's 7' took its narrative from classic folklore and the fictional adventures of 'the greatest of all English myths'
We asked two writers to choose 5 ‘must see’ British television shows - here are the ten that deserve a place in Television Heaven...
Dr Andrew O'Day on how Terry Nation continually borrowed and reused similar apocalyptic themes across all of his scripted dramas
It is surprisingly easy to learn how to write a television show. There are a lot of good courses and books out there on how to do it. The best are often on how not to do it.
Amazon’s first original series; a comedy centred round the dubious deal-making and general skewering of politics that become inevitable as four house-sharing US senators try to survive election year. John Winterson Richards reflects on whether or not this was a balanced view, or simple Republican bashing?
"The Pointless studio audience must be quite well-off because, whenever the jackpot stands at £1000, it never elicits even the tiniest ripple of applause." Andrew Cobby turns his attention on the BBC's hit daytime quiz show.
"Flirtatious by nature, she was all woman and she knew it."
Onome Okwuosa reveals the facts of the fiction in creating the hit TV series Downton Abbey.
"Fictional detectives generally try to win our attention by pointedly not playing it by the book." David McVey looks at maverick cops.
In spite of all the major domestic news stories of 1963; The Great Train Robbery, The Profumo Affair, everything else was eclipsed by the world shattering events in Dallas Texas on 22nd November.
Andrew Cobby takes a humorous look at 1970s daytime TV: Crown Court, A Handful of Songs and Nancy Kominski - who wouldn't want to skip school for that?
Andrew Cobby looks back at the golden age of snooker on the box.